They say a picture tells 1000 words, this one says “sorry Mother Nature, the game must go on”. Fox 31 Denver posted the below photo (along with several others worth seeing) showing kids playing baseball as they normally would with a huge gray cloud over center field. Smoke billows beyond center field in ColoradoCredit: @PeterMcEvoy2 The photo was originally tweeted by Peter McEvoy, credited to being at Pine Creek High School just on the fringe of the evacuation area. It is already the most destructive fire in Colorado history, thankfully to date, no injuries or fatalities have been reported. - David Whitlock (@lhd_on_sports) Follow us on Twitter @rbts_baseball The post PHOTO: High School baseball game continues in the shadow of Colorado fire smoke appeared first on Reading Between The Seams.

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